{"product_id":"mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music-paperback","title":"Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToby Manning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom rock'n'roll to contemporary pop, \u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative and entertaining mash-up of music and Marxist theory.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical history of the political and social upheavals of the last 70 years, told through the period's most popular music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is not a history of political music, but a political history of popular music. Spanning the early 50s to the present, it shows how, from doo-wop to hip-hop, punk to crunk and grunge to grime, music has both reflected and resisted the political events of its era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e explores the connections between popular music and political ideology, whether that's the liberation of rock'n'roll or the containment of girl groups, the refusal of glam or the resignation of soft rock, the solidarity of disco or the individualism of 80s pop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a time when reactionary forces are waging political war in the realm of culture, and we're being told to keep politics out of music, \u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, original and joyful exploration of popular music's role in our society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToby Manning\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rough Guide to Pink Floyd\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and J\u003ci\u003eohn le Carré and the Cold War \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Independent, New Statesman, Sight and Sound, Arena, The Face, NME, Select, Q\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Word\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at the University of Birmingham, Brunel and Queen Mary universities, and City Lit College, London. Having grown up in North Wales and lived all over the UK, he now lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 477\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.18 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153637216391,"sku":"9781913462673","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a9772ecbb2fe7db583042cd56ff009b2.webp?v=1733223192","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mixing-pop-and-politics-a-marxist-history-of-popular-music-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}